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Fredric March

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Fredric March

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Also known as Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel

American actor (1897–1975)

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Fredric March was an American male artist whose professional career began in 1921. He was recognized in the Academy Award Best Actor collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. His work period spanned from 1921 until his death.

March was born on August 31, 1897, and died on April 14, 1975. He is associated with the United States. Open Library records indicate he authored one work titled "Now I lay me down to sleep." Crossref lists five works attributed to him.

The subject is referenced by 941 other encyclopedia articles. A Last.fm entry for "Fredric March and Cast" reports 23 listeners and a playcount of 130.

Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1897
Died
1975
Works
1

Top works

  • Now I lay me down to sleep

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1897-08-31
Active to
1975-04-14

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
23
Total plays
130

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fredric+March+and+Cast">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Encyclopedic overview

Fredric March (born Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel; August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American actor, regarded as one of Hollywood's most celebrated stars of the 1930s and 1940s. As a performer he was known for his versatility. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, two Tony Awards, two Volpi Cups, the Silver Bear, as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards and three Emmy Awards.

March began his career in 1920, by working as an extra in movies filmed in New York City. He made his stage debut on Broadway in 1926 at the age of 29, and by the end of the decade, he had signed a film contract with Paramount Pictures. He made seven pictures in 1929. He went on to receive two Academy Awards, for his performances in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). His other Oscar-nominated performances were in the films The Royal Family of Broadway (1930), A Star is Born (1937), and Death of a Salesman (1951).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fredric March” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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